“I tend to not discriminate when it comes to people I can learn from. Basically, if someone has built a meaningful business in software, technology or media, faced disruption and adversity, and overcame underdog status, I want to know how they did it.” PeopleIfsKnowsWantI CanTechnologyKnow HowMediaBuiltAdversityMeaningfulSoftwareDisruptionUnderdog Author:Aaron Levie
“I think technology has changed America, not any one organization. Technology is taking the power away from the few. There'll be a lot more choices, and good people who are doing serious stuff will survive and there'll be a lot more voices, and that is very healthy.” PeopleThinkingAmericaChoicesStuffVoiceTechnologyChangedSeriousHealthyOrganizationGood People Author:Brian Lamb
“Technology has changed, and we need to figure out how to improve the archaic way of what makes a hit, or how to determine how many viewers are watching beyond some people with Nielsen boxes in a small percentage of homes in random areas.” PeopleWayNeedsHomeTechnologyFiguresChangedAreasDetermineBoxesViewersPercentages Author:Jim Rash
“People would like better batteries but they are wary of making investments. What is required is both a technology push and a market pull.” PeopleTechnologyInvestmentBatteries Author:Donald Sadoway
“When color TV arrived, it just sat there and you saw color. I've been to retail stores where there were no 3-D glasses at all and the 3-D images were all blurred. People were coming in and saying, "I don't want to buy that." There's a lot of marketing connected to introducing technologies and especially introducing new experiences.” PeopleWantTechnologySawsColorTvsMarketingGlassesConnectedStoresSatIntroducingNew ExperiencesRetailIntroducing New Author:Howard Stringer
“Technology isn't the enemy, it is our ally, but only if we adopt a new model that puts people before profit. I realize that we seem far from that model, but I have seen it in action and it is a beautiful thing. So I'm not willing to give up yet. Hope is the last thing to die.” PeopleIfsGivingSeemsActionLastsBeautifulDiesRealizingEnemyTechnologyWillingGiving UpModelsProfitAlliesBeautiful Things Author:Justin Sane
“Humanity actually has the gall to feel they are more advanced than they were; technology somehow defines intelligence. If technology enables you to kill more people, that doesn't define intelligence. An intelligent species survives.” PeopleIfsFeelsHumanityTechnologyBuddhismIntelligentSpecies Author:Frederick Lenz
“I have a really deep belief that we create technologies to empower ourselves. We've invented a lot of technology that just makes us all faster and better, and I'm generally a big fan of this. I just want to make sure that this technology stays subservient to people. People are the number one entity there is on this planet.” PeopleWantBigsBeliefNumbersTechnologyFansPlanetsFasterEmpoweringEntitySubservientReally Deep Author:Sebastian Thrun
“We humans usually feel that we are the best at everything we do, that we can safely drive ourselves. But tens of thousands of people die every year. We need to be open to having technology assist us, to find ways in which technology makes us safer.” PeopleWayNeedsFeelsYearsHumansDiesTechnology Author:Sebastian Thrun
“People don't want to believe that technology is broken. Pharmaceuticals, robotics, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology - all these areas where the progress has been a lot more limited than people think. And the question is why.” PeopleThinkingWantBelieveHas BeensTechnologyProgressBrokenAreasArtificial IntelligenceArtificialRoboticsNanotechnology Author:Peter Thiel
“Change creates fear, and technology creates change. Sadly, most people don't behave very well when they are afraid.” PeopleWellsTechnologyBehave Author:Daniel H. Wilson
“People often pulled into Scientology want to address personal problems in their life, and Scientology says we have technology that addresses these kinds of problems. Just focusing on the problems and trying to remedy them can be helpful.” PeopleWantTryingKindProblemTechnologyAddressesHelpfulRemedyScientologyPersonal Problems Author:Lawrence Wright